Global Patent Index - EP 2496662 A4

EP 2496662 A4 20150304 - SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL MATERIALS, SCINTILLATORS, AND SUBTERRANEAN DETECTORS

Title (en)

SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL MATERIALS, SCINTILLATORS, AND SUBTERRANEAN DETECTORS

Title (de)

SZINTILLATORKRISTALLMATERIALIEN, SZINTILLATOREN UND UNTERIRDISCHE DETEKTOREN

Title (fr)

MATÉRIAUX DE CRISTAL SCINTILLATEUR, SCINTILLATEURS, ET DÉTECTEURS SOUTERRAINS

Publication

EP 2496662 A4 20150304 (EN)

Application

EP 10778360 A 20100520

Priority

  • US 17989209 P 20090520
  • US 2010035511 W 20100520

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010135489A2] Methods for pre-treating packaging materials of particular composition for use in conjunction with a scintillation crystal are disclosed. The packaging materials may comprise a reflecting material, an elastomer, a reflecting fluorocarbon polymer, a polymer or elastomer loaded with a reflecting inorganic powder (including a reflecting inorganic powder comprising a high reflectance material selected from the group comprising Al2O3, TiO2, BN, MgO, BaSO4 and mixtures thereof), or a highly reflective metal foil selected from the group comprising Ag and Al that is chemically compatible with the scintillator crystal. The scintillator crystal may comprise a crystal selected from the group comprising NaI(Tl), LaBr3:Ce, LaCl3:Ce, La-halides, and La-mixed halides. The method includes subjecting a scintillator packaging material to a pre-treatment while in package form, said treatment selected from the group consisting of heating to a temperature exceeding a proposed operating temperature of the scintillator package, and placing the packaging material under pressure in a confined space until the packaging material is in final form.

IPC 8 full level

G01K 11/32 (2006.01); G21K 4/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

C09K 11/025 (2013.01 - US); C09K 11/0872 (2013.01 - GB); C09K 11/772 (2013.01 - US); C09K 11/7772 (2013.01 - GB); G01T 1/2006 (2013.01 - US); G01T 1/202 (2013.01 - GB US); G21K 4/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G21K 2004/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010135489 A2 20101125; WO 2010135489 A3 20110324; EP 2496662 A2 20120912; EP 2496662 A4 20150304; GB 201120890 D0 20120118; GB 2483023 A 20120222; GB 2483023 B 20140212; JP 2012527628 A 20121108; JP 5988247 B2 20160907; US 2013075617 A1 20130328; US 9000379 B2 20150407

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010035511 W 20100520; EP 10778360 A 20100520; GB 201120890 A 20100520; JP 2012512015 A 20100520; US 201013320680 A 20100520